Creamy Sauerkraut & Sausage Stew (GF, DF, SF)

I recently made my own sauerkraut from 2 heads of green cabbage. It was my first attempt and although it turned out okay, it wasn’t fantastic. I’m used to the store bought kind too, so part of it was just unfamiliarity I think. For one, it was a lot crunchier than I thought it would be. The Hubs helped me with the 2nd batch though and so far it seems to be a lot less crunchy (I don’t think I ‘massaged’ the cabbage enough the first time so the pieces weren’t broken down enough). ANYWAY. Back to the stew.

My main point here is that because I didn’t like the kraut straight and I had a lot of it, I made a stew out of it with sausage – because it seemed like that’s just what one should do. Sauerkraut and sausage. Like Sam and Frodo. Nothing technically romantic about the relationship, but so tightly connected that we all feel a little awkward when they have a moment…

The Hubs, Mr. meat & potatoes guy, responded with ‘Oh my goodness, this is delicious. Oh my goodness’. Quite the compliment, coming from him. So while I enjoyed it, he REALLY enjoyed it. And that makes me happy :)

In a large skillet, cook the sausage with a little bit of oil (of your choosing. I used corn). While the sausage is cooking, slice the onion, peel the potatoes, and slice the potatoes into cubes. Remove the cooked sausage and set it aside so it can cool. Add the onions and potatoes to the skillet, adding more oil if needed. Once the sausage is cooled enough to handle, slice into 1/8 inch pieces and add to the potatoes and onions for further browning.

In a large saucepan, cook the brown rice in approximately 6 cups of water. Add the shredded carrots to the pot when it comes to a rolling boil. Cook the rice while sauteeing the potatoes and onions.

In a large pot, add the onions, potatoes, sausage, and sauerkraut, as well as the tomato sauce, seasonings, and the cooked rice with carrots (along with any liquid that remains). Turn the burner to low and simmer the stew, partially covered, for 1 hour.

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Good Morning Aubree Cherie,
Your Creamy Sauerkraut Sausage Stew looks like pure fantastic comfort! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day! I am pinning this awesome recipe.
Miz Helen

Oh my! I love sauerkraut!! I grew up eating it all the time in Czech. I need to try making something like this in the States now! :) Thanks for the recipe! Do you have a favorite sauerkraut that you buy here?

Hi Claire – thanks so much for coming over and looking at my blog! I really enjoy reading yours, but I need to get better at leaving comments :) Actually, this was sauerkraut that I made. I used 2 heads of green cabbage, shredded them, worked them with sea salt until it was limp, put in a large glass crock-like container and filled it with brine – a few days later it was ready to eat! I like it better than the store bought taste, I think. I decided to try it recently after St. Patty’s Day when cabbage was incredibly cheap! :) ~Aubree

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